If you are one of the millions of Americans who uses a humidifier, you should strongly consider getting the GeneralAire Water Savor Controller. The benefit is that it helps you conserve a lot of water. Up to 96% water savings, to be exact.
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The Water Savor will work with any model of humidifier with a flow-through bypass. This is a smart investment for a number of reasons:
- The Water Savor is very affordable.
- 40 of 50 states (according to their water managers) are expecting shortages of water at least in some parts of their states, in the next ten years.
- You can reduce your water bill substantially. The water savings infographic you see is based on a 5-month heating season and 20 minutes per hour. It demonstrates that you can reasonably expect to reduce your usage from around 10,000 gallons to around 1,000.
- If you are conservationist, this becomes a no-brainer. You can reduce your impact on the environment substantially with a small investment.
As you’ve come to expect, PlumbersStock offers great prices on GeneralAire products, and it’s no exception with the GeneralAire Water Savor Controller.
Water Savor Features
Though setup is an easy process, that doesn’t mean this technology is simple in terms of functionality. There are lots of features!
- There are 6 settings. This enables you to select the setting that best allows you to maximize water savings while not affecting the output of your humidifier.
- The smart technology manages your water so that it only powers on when the humidity is called for. That way you don’t ever over-soak your vapor pad.
- Yeah, you can enjoy up to 96% water savings, but that’s at a maximum. The minimum you can expect is about a 50% reduction in water draining.
- As mentioned, it is compatible with any humidifier that operates with a flow-through bypass.
How to Install the GeneralAire Water Savor Controller
- Find a spot to mount it to the side of your humidifier. You want to be sure to never install it below the humidifier.
- Mount it on the duct.
- Connect the solenoid wires to the terminals that are labeled 24VAC to Solenoid.
- Connect the power source wires the 24VAC In terminals (one is meant for the humidistat and the other goes to the transformer).
You’re most likely going to want to start with the recommended settings to see how it goes for 3 days. From there, you can make the determination of how to adjust it. Once you’ve adjusted it, let it run for 3 more days and re-evaluate its performance. This is how you fine tune your Water Savor to meet your needs and maximize savings.
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If you have a compatible humidifier, then this Water Savor technology is a must have. We are online leaders in HVAC supply, and a huge part of that is the great savings that customers have come to rely upon.
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It is our hope that this GeneralAire Water Savor Controller review has been helpful to you. We’d love to hear from you about how your installation goes, so drop us a line please and enjoy the extensive water savings.
In Summer when air conditioning is generally on, does this Controller need to be turned off manually, or does humidistat shut off water flow to humidifier completely?
There’s no need to manually turn off the GeneralAire Water Savor Controller even during Summer as it will only turn on automatically when there’s a call for humidity. The purpose of the controller is to limit the amount of water delivered to the Vapor Pad. The Vapor Pad is still adequately moistened to provide humidity, yet less water goes through the pad to be released down the drain. If the desired humidity is achieved, as set in the humidistat, the humidistat will send a signal to the humidifier to turn off the water supply once that level is attained.
In Summer when air conditioning is generally on, does this Controller need to be turned off manually, or does humidistat shut off water flow to humidifier completely?
There’s no need to manually turn off the GeneralAire Water Savor Controller even during Summer as it will only turn on automatically when there’s a call for humidity. The purpose of the controller is to limit the amount of water delivered to the Vapor Pad. The Vapor Pad is still adequately moistened to provide humidity, yet less water goes through the pad to be released down the drain. If the desired humidity is achieved, as set in the humidistat, the humidistat will send a signal to the humidifier to turn off the water supply once that level is attained.
Why couldn’t this be used on a fan powered humidifier?
Seems the exact same principle applies. It’s just dosing the pad instead of a constant flow
The Water Savor Controller works on fan powered humidifiers like the Generalaire 900 series and 570 series. These humidifiers are under the Generalaire Elite Flow Through Humidifiers which are fan powered humidifiers mounted on furnace distribution systems. The Water Savor Controller is also designed for Generalaire models SL16, 1042 / 1042WSC, and 1099LHS, which are under the Generalaire Legacy Series humidifiers.
References:
Generalaire Water Savor Manual
Generalaire SL16
Generalaire 1042LH
Generalaire 900 Series
Generalaire 570 Series
Generalaire 1099LHS
General Filters Inc. Humidifier Help Topics – How does a humidifier work?